Bailed-out insurer American International Group on Thursday posted a steeper third- quarter loss, undercut by declining interest rates and weak stock markets that reduced the value of its holdings while it paid out storm losses. It also took a big one-time charge for a fleet of older, less fuel-efficient aircraft.

New York-based AIG reported a loss of $4.1 billion, compared with a loss of $2.52 billion a year ago.

A study on social media use released earlier this month found that people who spent excessive time on Facebook also made riskier decisions -- performing as poorly in a famous psychological test as people dependent on substances such as cocaine or heroin.

Amazon is planning to use its massive cloud computing service to jump into the streaming market for video game play, according to a new report from the Information. The service, which could potentially bring top-notch titles to virtually anyone with a smartphone or streaming device, could make Amazon a major competitor in the space already in play by Microsoft and...